William Blankenship was born about 1730 and was the son of Elizabeth (Hudson) and John Buckley Blankenship. [1][2]
William died about 1802 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. [3]
Siblings
Elizabeth (Blankenship) Morrisette
Joseph Chesterfield Blankenship
Hudson Blankenship
Henry Blankenship
Isham Blankenship, Sr.
Amelia (Blankenship) Turner
Norvell Tom Blankenship
Matthew Blankenship.
Research Notes
If the Will of his father, JOHN Blankenship was written in order of birth, then William would be the oldest son.
Sources
↑ Chesterfield County, Virginia Will book p161; for Will of father, JOHN Blankinship, dated: 09 Apr 1751 wherein John leaves legacies to his ...
- sons William, Joseph, Isham, Hudson
- two youngest sons Norvell and Matthew
- daughters Amy Turner and Elizabeth Morrisett
- and wife Elizabeth.
↑ Chesterfield County, Virginia Wills 1749-1774" compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III ...
- p17; for parentage of William Blankenship
- p113; Will book p122; Text: 06 Sep 1755 "Noel (note: should be Norvell) Blankinship and Hudson Blankinship, orphans of JOHN Blankinship, choose Elizabeth, their mother, their guardian, and she is also appointed guardian to Matthew Blankinship, another orphan. Henry Blankinship, another orphan, chooses Isham Blankinship, as his guardian."
↑Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records 1652-1900 on ancestry.com with image; citing Will Books v5-7 (1796-1812); for WILLIAM Blankenship, res: c1802 Chesterfield, VA; d: c1802 Virginia, USA; Will probate: 08 July 1802 Chesterfield, Virginia, USA; which mentioned ...
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Frank Blankenship :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FT48099, FTDNA kit #810240, MitoYDNA ID T16065[compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test, MitoYDNA ID T16065[compare]
Blankenship-4531 and Blankenship-1211 do not represent the same person because: MAY be same person with errors in one profile since highly unlikely that William (Ralph’s son) was born in same year as William his son.